Originally Posted by
DOUBLE BOGEY
I suspect HG you have not done HEMs work!
No-one has ever done HEMS work until they have done HEMS work
It is a skill which, like all others, is taught and learned.
Certain types of experience are an advantage but if the correct training is provided then most reasonably competent helicopter pilots will be able to transition to the challenges of HEMS just the same as they can learn the skills necessary for Offshore flying, SAR and all the other roles.
There are plenty of Single Pilot Day/night with NVG HEMS pilots in this country who have never been in the military and never flown SAR. They seem to get along just fine.
It's challenging but it's not a dark art.
OH